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I'm from West/Central Texas and here recently we found some type of snake that we thought might have been a rattlesnake, but it only had one button and was about 4 ft long. It's head was not shaped like those of a rattlesnake or any other poisonous snake.There were two found the same day. One was in the drive way and the other was found in the garden. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Melissa

You haven't provided enough information to make an ID. A photo would be a huge help. Failing that, we need a description of length, girth, ground color, pattern, ventral color/pattern, etc. Then MAYBE we can offer an educated guess based on description and locale.

By the way, if it wasn't a Rattlesnake, it didn't have a button. If it did have a button, then it was a rattlesnake. There is no other genus in North America that has buttons or rattles. The only other snake I can think of that has a similar tail adaptation is the Bushmaster from Central and South America, and that's not really rattles, but more a series of scales that form small spines on the tail. Lot's of harmless snakes will rattle their tails when alarmed presumeably to try to convince their attacker that they are a rattlesnake. In dry leaves, it can make a somewhat similar sound.